Metal railway tie and fastener



March 3i, 1931. o. cHAMNEss ET AL 1,798,191

METAL RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER Filed Feb. 8, 1930 '20 A lfurther object is to provi Patented Mar. 31, 1931 l'jU1$i11|sl| l STATES PATENT OFFICE I e oscAQRI.. CHAIiNnss/iionnnr Bf'AIJoNTE. AND TROY I. '1=IIIIQIo'rT,orINDIANAPorLIs,

f INDIANA METAL RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER Appiieatio mea ramen-yV s, l1930. seia1 No. 427,004.

Y* This invention Vrelates to the/type of railway cross-tie and fasteners for securing trackv rails theretothat are adapted to be manufactured mainly of stronghand light 5' weight metal, Vfsuchfas wrought or rolled iron or steel, 'the invention having reference more particularly to a vchannel type of tie and to meansiforrclampi'ng railsrto the tie. Y

objectof the invention is to vprovide 1*'0 an improved metal-tie that -shallbe-of such constructionasdto be adapted to be .manufactured inexpensively-and yet'be strong and possess the desired degree of elasticity.

Another Objectis to provide an improved 15 cross-tie that shall be of such construction as tobe adapted'tov be expeditiously. placed in position upon a road bed,or readily removed therefrom and from beneath theA track `rails when such may be required. f. Y

'de improved means whereby to clamp a rail to a cross-tie ofthe 'above-described character withoutthe necessity of using securing devices ofV such nature as might cause delays because of mis- #25 placed small partsor thebreakage of delicate arts. I e

A'still furtherobj ect is to provide a strong and efficient cross-tie of such construction as to be adapted to be manufactured at small cost and which shallbe durable and economicalin use.y n `With the above-mentioned andother Vobjects infview, -the invention consists in.' a cross-tie of improved structure and inclamping'means ofnovel structure forsecuringa conventional rail to the tie andrassisting in directly supporting the raili` in cof-operation with ythe cross-tie, the invention consisting also further in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly` described and 'further defined in the appended claims. f `Referring tothe accompanying drawinga Figure l is. a'top'v plan of a cross-tie and rail fastener constructed "substantially in accordance with the invention, fragments of twov track rails being connected therewithrFig. 2 is a fragmentary side view-of' the cross-tie and the rail in cross-section thereon; Fig.. 3 is an end'view of thecross-tie and side view of a portion of a rail fastened thereto, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vlongitudinal section of the cross-tie and rail fastener connected therewith and also to a rail shown in cross-section; Fig. 5 isa transverse section of the lcross-tie and a rail positioned thereon; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the improved rail clamp; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a wedgeblock preferably comprised in the'clamp'ing means; and Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the cross-tie and rail fasten, ing means' slightly modified whereby the rail thereon is secured in place by simple yet, effective means. e

Similar reference characters in the dierent figures of the drawings indicate corresponding elementsy or features of construction herein referred to in detail.

' VAs preferably constructed the-cross-tie and fasteners are adapted to rigidly secure T- rails thereon so that the track gauge cannot change in use, the rails illustrated having heads land l', respectively, each having a base 2 and a web B, the fasteners being desigried to be associated with such form of rai lMore specifically each cross-tie has a bottom plate 4 and two opposite side walls 5 and 6 spaced apart and integral with the bottom plate. At the middle portion of the crosstie the side wall plates are pressed inwardly and the bottom plate forced upwardly to constitute a rib 9 and relatively close side wall portions 8- and 9, adapted, to prevent longitudinal shifting of the cross-tie in the ballast of a road bed, the middle portion of the crosstie thus being slightly elastic so as to have but slight tendency to fracture while retaining the necessary tensile strength. Preferably the bottom plate adjacent to the middle portion has spurs 10 composed of metal of the bottom plate punched out and downward from apertures 11, 11. The upper portion of each side wall has a rail seat 12 which is lower than the adjacent portions of the wall so that the rail seated thereon cannot shift laterally; the seats practically constitute a.

plates 17 and 18 respectively which are adapted to engage the top portions of the rail base, and the clamp plates have extension plates 19 and 2O fixed thereto, each having fingers 21 and 22 on opposite ends thereof that project over the adjacent ribs and have crooks 23 and 24 respectively that engage the under sides of the ribs to prevent a rail from be ing accidentally torn loose from a tie. Preferably a series of teeth 25 are provided in each clamp aw formed by the plates 15 and 17, and to afford ample strength back of the teeth a reinforcing pad 26 is Welded to the parts 15 and 17 and also to the extension plate 19. The base plates 15 and 16 have supporting legs 27 and 28 respectively that eX- tend down to the tie bottom plate 4 for support. The legs have a suitable number of bolt-bolts 29 therein receiving bolts 30 and 30 by which the clampjaws are forcedto' grip a rail base by forcing the legs each towards the other, the legs preferably having foot plates 31 and 32 respectively that afford broad support on the bottom plate 4 ofv the tie. Preferably each side wall 5 and 6 has two holes 33 slightlyhigherthan the tie bottom and arranged so as to be below'the base of the rail and on opposite sides ofthe clamp legs, each being adapted to receive a wedge. Two bolts 34 and 34 are arranged in the holes so as to extend through the side walls, eafch bolt having a wedge shaped head 35 arranged in one of the walls and a wedge 36in the op! posite wall, eachbolt having a nut 37 thereon, each wedge having a hole 38 therein to receive the bolt. The head 35 and the wedge 36 bear upon the .foot plate of a leg whereby to tightly secure the foot plate to the tie bot-A tom 4. A

vWhen so desired the foot plates may be rigidly secured to the tie bottom, each by means of bolts 39 and 39.having each a nut 40 bearing upon the top of the foot plate, the bolthead being arranged under the tie bottom plate 4, in lieu of the above-described wedge devices. Y Y

' In practical use the ties are laid on a roadbed in a conventional manner andffirmly sup. port the track rails, the rails being secured to the ties as above explained. rThe teeth 25 are forced to bite into the edges of the rail base and prevent creeping of the rail on the tie, particularly on hills, the gripping clamps ordinarily preventing the creeping without the teeth when the roadway is level. One or both parts of the rail clamps may be conveniently removed from place and the tie removed from a rail when repairs must be made.

`What is claimed is:

1. A railway rail fastener having a pair of base plates provided each with an acute angled top plate and a tooth to grip a rail base, each top plate being provided with opposite lingers to engage the upper portion of a tie, and means to force the base plates each towards the other.

2. A railway rail fastener having a pair of base plates provided .each with an acuteangled top plate to grip a rail base, each top plate being provided with opposite ngers having each a crook to engage the upper por tion of a tie, and means to force the-base plates each towards the other. A,

3. A railway tie and fastener having side walls provided at their Vtops with a plurality of outward-extending ribs, and a plurality q of pairs of gripping clamps, each clamp comprising a base plate and an inclined :top plate having fingers on opposite ends thereof provided each witha crook to engage one ofthe ribs, and means for forcing the clamps"f`of the pair'each towards the other and to a rail base.-

4. A railway Vtie and fastener vhaving `a bottom plate and opposite sidej-walls provided each Vwith two rail seats havingfopposite ends and ,provided also withan outward-extending rib at each end of each'endseat, and Y two pairs of clampingfjaws having each a rail base seat plateand `an acute-angled grip plate'provided with crooks to engage the ribs, each rail base seat plate being provided with a leg having a foot secured tothe bottom plate of the tie, Vthe legs of each pair of jaws being detachably secured together.

k5. A railway tie and fastener having a bottom plate and opposite side walls, the walls havingrail seats on their vupper portions, two 'pairsof clamping jaws having leach a rail base vseat plate and an acute-angled grip plate, each'seat plate being provided with a leg plate to bear against the inner sides of t-he tie sidewalls, the lleg plate-having also a foot plate supportedfupon the tie bottom plate, bolts to co-ope'rate'with-the leg plates to forcethe clamping jaws of a pair to a railfbase, and means to secure the foot plates `each to the tie bottom plate.

6. A railway tie and fastener having. a bottom plate and opposite side walls, the walls having rail seats on their upper portions and wedge receptacles in Atheir lower portions, two pairs of clamping jaws for grip` ping and supporting rail bases, each jaw be- 

